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Focus on Children Act

USA117th CongressS-2133| Senate 
| Updated: 6/17/2021
Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (2)
Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Budget Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Focus on Children Act This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce studies and reports regarding federal spending on children. The CBO must provide studies of legislation containing changes in spending on children, upon the request of a congressional committee; an annual report regarding spending on children; and an annual report on the President's budget request for spending on children. The CBO must also develop and maintain a public website that includes the reports and studies required by this bill, a dashboard containing key indicators and visualization tools to assist the public in understanding trends in spending on children, and an open data portal that contains quantitative data on federal spending on children.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1780
Focus on Children Act
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1780
    Focus on Children Act


  • June 17, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 17, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Economics and Public Finance

Focus on Children Act

USA117th CongressS-2133| Senate 
| Updated: 6/17/2021
Focus on Children Act This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce studies and reports regarding federal spending on children. The CBO must provide studies of legislation containing changes in spending on children, upon the request of a congressional committee; an annual report regarding spending on children; and an annual report on the President's budget request for spending on children. The CBO must also develop and maintain a public website that includes the reports and studies required by this bill, a dashboard containing key indicators and visualization tools to assist the public in understanding trends in spending on children, and an open data portal that contains quantitative data on federal spending on children.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1780
Focus on Children Act
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1780
    Focus on Children Act


  • June 17, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 17, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (2)
Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Budget Committee

Economics and Public Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted